Sewer construction



Dec. 4, 1928. 1,693,977

7 G. F. EGAN SEWER CONSTRUCTION Original Filed July 31, 1925 6% Z. Egana a a Patented Dec, 4, 1928.

NITED STATES I PATENT GEORGE E. EGAN, or .Jnnsnv CITY, NnW'JERsiiY.

' SEWER CONSTRUCTION.

Original application filed J'u1y"31,.1925, Serial No. 47,281. Dividedand this application filed April 9, 1926, Serial No. 100,988.

The present invention relates to sewer construction and constitutes adivision of my similarly entitled co-pending application, Serial No.17,281, filed July 31, 1925.

An object of the invention described and claimed in the presentapplication is to provide a sewer construction peculiarly located withrespect to the curb and sidewalk and.

with an improved perforated cover construction mounted flush in theroadway, partially indented beneath the curb and located directly overthe receiving basin, whereby to induce free flow of water to thereceiving basin while excluding foreign matter therefrom by use of theperforated cover. I

lVith the foregoing and other objects in View, theinvention will bemorefully described hereinafter, and will be more particularly pointed outin the claims appended hereto.

In the drawings, wherein like symbols refer to like or correspondingparts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a plan .view of a sewer construction embodying parts of myinvention, with parts broken away;

Figure 2 is a vertical section of a sewer construction embodying part ofmy inven-' tion, taken 011 the line 22 of Figure 1.

In Figures 1 and 2, 50-designates a frame, the horizontal partof whichisshown as fitted upon the upper end of the wall. 51 of, a receiving basin52. The vertical part of this cover 50 is shown as fitted within anopening in the curb 53. The horizontal part of the frame 50 is shown asprovided with a shoul der 49 upon whichthe horizontal part 4.8 of

the receiving basin cover 48, 48 may be seated. The vertical part 48 ofthe cover 48, 48 will extend up within an opening in thecurb. Thehorizontal part l8 of the cover 48, 48 will be provided with trunn'ionsadapted to enter suitable slots in the horizontal part of the frame 50.The curb is shownas provided with a cut out portion 54. "By raising thehorizontal part 48 of the cover, the horizontal and vertical parts ofwhich are integral,

the cover as a whole may be rocked on'the trunnions and the opening 1nto the IBCQIVlD basin uncovered. hen the horizontal part of the coverhas been rocked sufficiently far it will rest against the curb.- Theraising up of the horizontal part 48 will cause the vertical part 48 tomove in the cut out portion 54,

and this cutout portion 54 will be so shaped as not to interfere withthe movement of the vertical part 48 therein. lVhile I have shownthecover 48, 48 as circular in shape it will, of course, be readilyunderstood, that the cover may be of any desired shape, in which casethe frame 50may be made to conform to the shape of the cover.

lVithin the basin 52 is shown a ladder 55 appropriately supported toenable operators preferably guarded by traps as shown 0011- sisting ofthe perforated plates 83 over the mouths of the'pipes covered by doors86 having lower perforated portions 90. These traps form the subjectmatter of a separate application-and are,therefore, not furtherdescribed herein.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in thedetails of construction and design of the above specifically describedembodiment of this invenl/Vhat is claimed overlying partially the openupper end of the basin, said curb having an under-cut p012 U011 abovethe basin, a frame about'the open-- ing ofthe basin, and an open-workcover removably and pivotally mounted in said frame and comprising asubstantially hor1- zontal portion lying across the exposed portion ofthe opening of the basin and a shorter vertical portion extending flushwith the curb line, said short vertical portioiradapted to swing in saidunder-cut portion ofthe curb, the pivot point of the cover lying in thesame plane with the horizontal portion of said cover. r I

2. A sewer and pavement construction ti on without departing from thespirit thereof.

, r .85 1. A sewer COHStI'LlCtlODy comprising a catch basin having anopen upper end, a curb comprising a catch basin extending partiallybelow the roadway andsidewalk, a curb be tween the sidewalk and roadwayhaving an undercut portion, a frame above the catch 5 V basin, a coverfor the catch basin comprising horizontal and vertical lntegralportions,

pivot pins extending fromthe horizontal portion for pivotallyholdingboth ortions pivotally in the frame whereb W en the horizontaljportionis lifted at lts free end 10 l 7 from the frame the Vertical portionwill retire into the'cut-out portion'of the curb.

In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature.

l V GEORGE F. EGAN.

